Leadingage Washington

Education, awards and scholarships. Educating members and other aging services professionals on best practices, quality advancements, new regulations, innovations in aging services, etc. Awards: the Leadingage Washington awards program recognizes those individuals and organizations that have made an outstanding contribution in the fields of aging, health care, housing, and community-based services and is our way of saying thank you to those who do more than what is merely expected of them, who do the right things for the right reasons. Scholarships: this scholarship program represents member organizations interested in quality resident care and a commitment to the employees who are in pursuit of nursing excellence and a career in the long-term health care profession. Seven scholarships were awarded to member staff wishing to further their training in aging services.

Consulting services - includes disseminating information on payment issues and methods, billing and other fiscal policy areas; research, review, analyze and track legislation and regulations; educating members on development of operational policies and procedures.

Retrospective rating member services - operation of workers' compensation retrospective rating program to include developing safety programs and procedures; educating members on safe work practices, training employees and management teams in safety and claims procedures; development of approved light duty job descriptions; claims management; and administration of retrospective refunds.